Many have said how this could hinder the momentum the England women’s football team built when they came third at the World Cup in Canada. Yet others suggest that more faith and credit should be given to women’s sport.

“I think they should be proud firstly of what they’ve done. They’ve inspired a lot of young girls to pick up the game and inspired a nation really. I think it will be a blow but I don’t think they need to do anything about it. I think they need to move on and focus on what they’ve got coming up.”

“Women’s sport is booming at the minute, this year especially, and I think that we need to keep pushing women’s cricket and women’s sport in general. We are all really, really happy that we’re taken seriously and to be fair that feeling has been around a while - obviously becoming professional helps!” the 26-year-old tells HuffPost UK.

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This is the first time two fully professional women’s teams have played each other in a full series. But what isn’t new is the banter which takes place on the field, Taylor’s favourite aspect of the series.

“I’m obviously a keeper so I’m in the thick of things as it is so, it’s not even with the Australians, it is banter we have between ourselves. You just take the mick out of each other. That’s literally the best bit. You just absolutely rinse each other on the field. You’ll see it if you watch some of our games, we’re literally laughing and smiling the whole time because someone is being ripped to shreds.”

“I think you’ve got to be knocked down sometimes in order to believe in yourself. I think the biggest challenge would be how you overcome adversity I guess, in terms of poor form or pushy parents or a mean coach or being dropped from the side or not getting picked for something. I think if you can deal with that, you’ll make a brilliant international cricketer and a ballsy player.”

So can she help her team secure the Ashes again this summer? Hell's yeah.

“I completely believe in us," she says, "and the girls and the cricket that we play and I think we will arrive on the day. It will be a hard fought series but I think that’s brilliant considering every game is on Sky Sports. I think we will produce some of the best cricket, on both sides, and really do women’s cricket justice. It will be hard but I think it will bring out the best in us.”

Watch every ball of the Women’s Ashes live on Sky Sports from 21 July 2015.